Find Christmas table inspiration featuring St. Nick, along with the steps to create a table runner and centerpiece using fresh evergreens, no wiring required. You’ll also find Christmas table inspiration from 14 table stylists.
’Tis the Season to Deck the Table as well as the Halls and I’m joining a group of 14 table stylists
for a Christmas Tablescape Blog Hop! You’ll find the links for more Christmas
and holiday table inspiration at the bottom of this post.
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St. Nick is delivering joy and cheer at the table and arriving by sleigh
to wish you a Merry December!
Fun fact you may not know:
St. Nick is nature and animal lover, so his sleigh comes loaded
with a tree, sprigs of holly, a pair of bunnies, birds and birdhouses.
🐇 🐦 🐰
Join me at the table on the porch!
It feels like fall lasted about 20 minutes here in NC.
Our weather has been mild and comfortable for porch dining until this weekend,
when winter blew in, dropping temps down in the 20s with snow showers overnight!
Using evergreens to the deck the halls or the table is one of my favorite ways to add a bit of nature
and ‘freshness’ at the holidays! Freshly-cut evergreens make the house so fragrant and are a
wonderful addition for the holidays, especially if you use an artificial tree.
While you can always use a ready-made garland on your table,
I like to create an evergreen runner the easy way, no wiring required!
I started with some greenery clipped from the trees and shrubs. . . boxwood, cedar, Leyland cypress, magnolia leaves, along with some pinecones as the base for the runner/ centerpiece. I laid the greenery down the center out of the table, starting with the cypress, then mixing in other bits and pieces of other greenery to fill in, adding different textures.
Helpful tips:
🎄 Cut longer pieces of greenery apart, piecing them back together so they’ll lay flat on the table.
🎄 Cut more greenery than you think you need and keep it in a bucket of water until you’re ready to assemble. Having all your greenery ready to go, makes for quick and easy assembly, so you don’t have to stop and gather more greenery if you run out.
🎄 You also can spray your greenery with an antitranspirant, like Crowning Glory Floral Spray
or Wilt Pruf, to keep your greenery from drying out, staying fresh longer.
🎄 Evergreens vary in their sap production, one cedar tree can differ than another, so check your greenery for sap and stickiness before using it on the table. Alternatively to keep sap off your table, layer your greenery on a piece of wax paper as a barrier between the greenery and the surface of your table or tablecloth.
🎄 For the other elements of the runner / centerpiece, I used some red mercury glass votives, berry picks and red ornament picks.
St. Nick is featured in the licensed art designs of Lisa Audit for
Certified International Christmas Story Plates.
The salad plates are served on Woodland Berry Chargers from Williams-Sonoma,
purchased several years ago, and red beaded placemats to add some sparkle.
In case you haven’t noticed, my philosophy is ‘the more the merrier’ ;) and two different napkin rings, a tartan plaid, and a beaded wreath napkin ring, marry a pair of napkins. . . a red paisley with a white holly and berry pattern. I also like a mixture of metallic finishes and Mikasa Parchment Gold Flatware, marries silver with accents of gold on the border.
St. Nick comes bearing a wreath. . .
Delivering a tree . . .
Offering Poinsettias . . .
A carrying a lantern to light his way.
Table Details:
Bellacara Santa & Sleigh Cookie Jar / Fitz and Floyd, several years ago
Certified International Christmas Story 9″ Salad/Dessert Plates
Woodland Berry Chargers / Williams-Sonoma
Red Beaded Placemats & Red and Green Plaid Tablecloth / Kohl’s, several years ago
Napkin Rings / Williams-Sonoma & Pier1
Napkins / Pottery Barn & HomeGoods
Flatware / Mikasa Cameo Gold
Red Goblets / Mikasa French Countryside
More Certified International Christmas Story:
Certified International Christmas Story 16 pc Set
Certified International Christmas Story Dinner Plates
Certified International Christmas Story Mugs
Many thanks to Rita of Panoply for organizing this Christmas Tablescape Blog Hop!
Find more Christmas table inspiration from my talented blogging friends at the links below:
🎄 Panoply – Gnome for the Holidays
🎄 Home is Where the Boat Is – A Delivery from St. Nick
🎄 My Thrift Store Addiction – Gingerbread Galore Homespun Christmas Tablescape
🎄 Everyday Living – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
🎄 Pandora’s Box – Holly and Jolly
🎄 The Bookish Dilettante – Evergreen Inspired Christmas Tablescape
🎄 The Little Yellow Corner Store – The Magic of a Nutcracker Christmas Tablescape
🎄 Celebrating Everyday Life – How to Style an Elegant Black & White Christmas Table
🎄 The Painted Apron – Christmas Sparkle
🎄 The Cat’s Whiskerz – A Christmas Tablescape in Traditional Colors
🎄 Life and Linda – Nutcracker Themed Tablescape
🎄 Dinner at Eight – Plaid Patterns for a Warm and Cozy Christmas Table
🎄 Corner of Plaid and Paisley – Christmas at the Barn
🎄 Thrifting Wonderland – All is Bright Tablescape
🎄 Red Cottage Chronicles – A Red and White Christmas Tablesetting
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I love these Christmas story plates! Your table most definitely gets me inspired to want to do more, more, more in decking the halls. Time has been limited for me so far this year, but seeing all the pretties you assemble makes me want to just take time and pull out more. I love your mix of patterns, metals, double napkins and rings, and there’s nothing like the real thing in greenery. Such a beautiful table. The WS chargers are favorites, too. They lend such a natural woodland vibe, perfect for St. Nick’s trek through the woods with his delivery.
Thank you, Mary for bringing holiday spirit with your table talents to this hop!
Mary, My neighbor has the most fragrant evergreen branches. Today, I’ll pay them a visit and ask for a few branches to make this beautiful centerpiece. I have a small sleigh which will be table top perfect.
Thank you as always for the great inspiration !
Absolutely stunning!!
Hugs,
Deb
Debbie-Dabble Blog
Merry Tuesday and good morning, Mary! A natural runner of fresh greens is my favorite and offers a beautiful fragrance. The four different St. Nick plates are perfect layered over the woodland berry chargers and the red beaded placemats. I adore your mixing of patterns and textures, it creates a unique tabletop. Fitz and Floyd Santa and Sleigh cookie jar is the star of the table! I have always loved the colorful details of F&F pieces.
I look forward to pulling up a chair at one of your stunning tabletop designs! They are always a feast for the eyes❤️🎄
I love the Santa’s on the plates , such a pretty table
Mary, the bunny in Santa’s sleigh was the first thing I noticed–so sweet! You always style the prettiest centerpieces and runners and I adore your elegant Santa dishes! Pinned! Wishing you a joyous Christmas season, Cecilia @ My Thrift Store Addiction
Ohh, how i would enjoy sitting here at your table! I adore the Santa plates and can’t decide on which setting I would choose to sit at. The first thing that caught my eye is your plaid tablecloth – so pretty and festive! You have created a stunning centerpiece, too. Enjoy the season!
I love using fresh greenery on the table. At my old house, we had a lot of evergreens, a big holly, bush, and a boxwood hedge, so it was easy to find greenery to use. Where I live now, not so much.
Mary, once again, a beautiful table setting!
The Santa’s salad plates are so pretty mixed with the William Sonoma dinner plates. The woodland look is a favorite this time of year.
So happy to see a centerpiece that would be easy to put together with natural materials from my own yard! Thank you for the tips to keep the greenery fresh.
Pinning pictures for my Christmas board!
I always enjoy your December tablescapes when you use your tartan tablecloth. I love my tartan tablecloth but always hesitate to share when family/friends come over for a meal for fear of stains. I know, I know, it’s like good china, why keep it in the cupboard and never use it? So thank you for sharing yours with us!
You ladies always have so much fun!
Another beautiful table! This is where I learned that it was ok to put plaids and other patterns together! I have always loved your Fitz & Floyd pieces! Thanks for sharing!
LOve the china, Love the plaid, Love it all. So very festive and charming. . . .I think I could live in your china closet with all the sweet stacks of china. . . .please, yes, thank you.
Your Santa plates are so cute and I love the holly napkins. The evergreen table runner is beautiful and it must smell fabulous. Another wonderful table.
I love your table runner of greenery, berries and magnolia leaves Mary, it’s so holiday perfect! Thank you for all the great tips too. The Certified International Christmas Story plates and mugs are so sweet and look wonderful with the sparkly red place mats. Your double ringed napkins look fabulous! The F&F Santa in his sleigh is the star of this beautiful show, it is very merry indeed! Sounds like you might have a white Christmas, snow, yikes! I hope your December is very Merry and Jolly!
Jenna
Mary, once again I am amazed at all of the beauty that comes from your table. I love your Certified International Dinnerware set of Santa bringing various gifts. It has such a vintage feel for me. And mixed with the red and green plaid and Santa in his sleigh centerpiece, it spells celebrations of Christmases past. I appreciate your how-to assembly of your natural greenery table runner. I wish I had the available greenery to try it. I can imagine it smells absolutely heavenly. As always, I enjoy your wonderful talent and gorgeous tablescapes. Merry Chirstmas to you and your family.
Mary, I’m with St. Nick and all about the woodland animals. I smile that his sleigh is full of nature, sweet bunnies, and birds. The Santa gift dinnerware atop the woodland berry chargers really set a gorgeous table reflecting gifts of nature. Your thoughtfully created centerpiece also reflects nature’s woodland. I like a simple garland of fresh greens. As with all your tables, Mary, this one sparks joy! Thank you for sharing your talents with each of us. Happy Holidays!
The china is elegant – making a lovely table setting. Love the fresh greens!
Mary Thank You for sharing .The setting is fantastic. Those St, Nick dinnerware is beautiful. Have a glorious December
Merry Christmas
Marilyn,Joan and Marion
I love the Bellacara Santa & Sleigh Cookie Jar. The detail on it is amazing, and I have a soft spot for cardinals. I like how Santa is holding a birdhouse with cardinals: so cute! It makes your table so special. I also like the pretty salad plates, too. Santa is very busy on them. Thank-you for the tips on creating an evergreen table runner. I might try that in our kitchen this month.
Mary, this is all so lovely. The fresh garland centerpiece is gorgeous and I can only imagine how heavenly the smell must be. Thanks for all the wonderful maintenance tips. Love the F & F Santa sleigh with the bunnies, birds, and birdhouses and the woodsy theme is perfect with the WS chargers. The CI Santa story plates are fabulous and the double-ringed napkins are so pretty. It was great hopping with you and wishing you a merry December and joyous holiday season!
Mary, once again you have styled a lovely Christmas table. The Bellacara F&F Santa and Sleigh is darling and looks fabulous against the greenery. Love that St. Nick has a love for animals., with the bunnies, bird and gifts. The combination of greenery is so fresh and festive down the center of your table. The CI Christmas Story dishware is lovely. I love each and every piece. The plates look wonderful on the Woodland Berry chargers. Gotta love the plaid tablecloth and holly napkins. A pleasure hopping along with you. Happy Holidays.
I love your table full of fresh greens. The Christmas Story plates with all the different Santas are so beautiful! I just ordered new Christmas napkin rings because of you! I always enjoy how you mix patterns and textures. You are always an inspiration.
Oh, I almost forgot, the F&F Santa and Sleigh cookie jar is definitely the highlight to your table. It is gorgeous!
Thank you! Merry December!
Your fresh centerpiece is truly perfect with your Christmas Story plates and….oh how I love the Mikasa chargers!! The Fitz and Floyd pieces add such a delightful joy. I’d be so happy to be a guest at your table. ♥️
Santa and his sleigh really set the tone for this festive Christmas table setting. I love that he sits in a natural evergreen runner. The plates are perfect with Santa’s sleigh and look wonderful on the chargers. So nice to have Santa’s animal friends depicted right alongside Santa. The plaid tablecloth and holly napkins really make Santa shine. Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas season.
Lynne
Mary, you have created a lush and beautiful path for that gorgeous Santa and his sleigh to ride along on, it is such a wonderful centerpiece!! Of course I love the plaid tablecloth, it is a perfect complement to your fabulous Santa plates, it just sets them off so beautifully. Such a pleasure to check out all the details!! I hope you have a joyous Christmas season!🎄🤶
Mary, I love your fresh evergreen table runner. A simple idea that looks stunning. Your Christmas story plates are gorgeous. I love the detail on the Santa sleigh! So fun! The double napkins are such a great idea and are perfect on your festive table. I have always thought of plaid as a neutral, so the napkins compliment it perfectly! Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and holiday season.
Mary, I love how luxuriant your table looks, starting with the lovely evergreen runner. It’s the mix of materials that makes it really special, though I’m sure the scent in person is wonderful and takes it to another level. St. Nicholas looks right at home riding atop it in his sleigh. Your choice of disparate patterns in similar colors is beautifully harmonious and presents a visual treat no matter where you sit. Thanks for the idea of combining napkin rings as well as napkins, one I’ll have to try. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Mary, your table is absolutely magical! The delivery from St. Nick theme is so lovely and perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas. Thank you for sharing so many wonderful tips on how to style your beautiful centerpiece with fresh greenery! So many good ideas as always!! Your Santa is beautiful. I got my first Fitz and Floyd Santa this year, I’m so excited to style him next year!! Your ability to blend elegance with a touch of whimsy is truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing your talent and bringing so much holiday joy to us all! I pray your season was filled with peace, love, and all things merry and bright!